The Los Angeles Angels have decided to hire former major league catcher Kurt Suzuki as their next manager, a person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press

The Los Angeles Angels are hiring Kurt Suzuki as their next manager, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday. Suzuki, 42, has spent the past three seasons as a special assistant to Los Angeles general manager Perry Minasian.

The Los Angeles Angels are naming former big-league catcher Kurt Suzuki as their manager, ESPN reports. The decision comes not long after famed retired slugger Albert Pujols reportedly broke off talks with the club regarding that managerial vacancy.

Reports indicate the Los Angeles Angels are hiring former 16-year MLB catcher Kurt Suzuki as their new manager.

The former big-league catcher and Cal State Fullerton star, who was working as a special assistant to GM Perry Minasian, will be a first-time manager.

The Angels are set to name former big league catcher Kurt Suzuki their next manager, a source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand on Tuesday. The club has not confirmed the news. The 42-year-old Suzuki, who has been a special assistant to GM Perry Minasian for the past three years,

The Los Angeles Angels are hiring Kurt Suzuki as their next manager, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan. The 42-year-old Suzuki finished his 16-year career in the majors as the Angels' catcher, and he spent the past three seasons as a special assistant to Angels general manager Perry Minasian.

The Los Angeles Angels are hiring 42-year-old Kurt Suzuki, a 2001 graduate of Baldwin High School on Maui, as manager, according to Suzuki’s former high school coach Kahai Shishido. Suzuki played catcher for 16 seasons for five teams in Major League Baseball,